2008 Hyundai I30 Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
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Driving on grades
Parking on hills
If the needle of the coolant tem-
perature gauge moves across the
dial towards “H”  (HOT), pull over
and stop as soon as it is safe to
do so, and allow the engine to idle
until it cools down.  You may pro-
ceed once the engine has cooled
sufficiently.
Reduce speed  and shift to  a lower gear
before  you  start down  a  long  or  steep
downgrade. If  you don’t  shift down,  you
might have  to use your  brakes so much
that  they  would get  hot  and  no  longer
operate efficiently.
Generally, you should not park your vehi-
cle,  with  a   trailer  attached,  on   a  hill.
People can be seriously or fatally injured,
and both your vehicle  and the trailer can
be damaged if they  begin a downhill tra-
jectory.
On  a long  uphill  grade, shift  down  and
reduce your speed to around 70 km/h (45
mph) to  reduce the possibility  of engine
and transaxle overheating.
WARNING - Parking  on a
hill
You  must  decide  driving   speed
depending  on  trailer  weight  and
uphill grade to reduce the possi-
bility   of   engine  and   transaxle
overheating.
Parking your vehicle on a hill with a
trailer  attached  could  cause  seri-
ous injury or death, should the trail-
er break lose.
If your trailer weighs more than  the max-
imum trailer weight without  trailer brakes
and  you  have  an  automatic  transaxle,
you should  drive in D  (Drive) when tow-
ing a trailer.
NOTICE - For gasoline  engine
(2.0l) and diesel engine (1.6l) with
Automatic Transaxle
However,  if you  ever have  to  park your
trailer on a hill, here’s how to  do it:
Operating your vehicle in D (Drive) when
towing a trailer will minimize heat build up
and extend the life of your transaxle.
If   you    tow   a   trailer    on   steep      1. Apply  your brakes, but  don’t shift  into
gear.
Have  someone  place   chocks  under
the trailer wheels.
grades(in excess  of 12%) at  a speed
2.
3.
CAUTION
over  30  km/h   with  the  maximum
gross  vehicle weight  and  the maxi-
mum trailer weight, it can cause  the
engine   or  transaxle    to  overheat.
When  driving   in  such  conditions,
allow the engine to idle  until it cools
down. You  may proceed  once when
the  engine  or transaxle  has  cooled
sufficiently.
When  towing  a  trailer  on  steep
grades   (in  excess   of   6%)  pay
close   attention   to   the   engine
coolant   temperature    gauge   to
ensure the engine  does not over-
heat.
When the  wheel chocks  are in  place,
release  the  brakes  until   the  chocks
absorb the load.
4.
5.
Reapply the  brakes. Apply  your park-
brake,   and    then    shift   to    R
(Reverse) for a  manual transaxle or P
(Park) for an automatic transaxle.
Release the brakes.
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